Earth's 4 Spheres & More

Which of the choices below is one of the primary gases found in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen
• Argon
• Carbon Dioxide
• Helium

The hydrosphere is predominately made of

• liquid water
• frozen water
• solid rock
• gaseous air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Which of the following describes all of the types of water found in the hydrosphere?

• all frozen water on the Earth
• all of the water on the Earth
• all of the fresh water on the Earth
• all of the water found on the surface of the continents

The rock, dust, soil, and minerals of the Earth's solid crust and outer mantle make up the ____

• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Cryosphere
• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What keeps the molecules of gases around Earth?

• Earth's size

• Earth's gravity

• Earth's inner core

• Earth's magnetic field

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What is a reservoir?

• Natural location where rocks are stored.

• Natural location where clouds are made.

• Natural location where water is stored.

Where is most water on Earth located?

• In the atmosphere

• In the ground.

• In the ocean.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Name the sphere that contains all the living organisms on Earth.

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

The water cycle includes interactions among which spheres?

• geosphere and hydrosphere

• hydrosphere and atmoshpere

• biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere

• all the spheres

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The natural slope of land allows gravity to pull water downward. Which of Earth's spheres interact to form a waterfall?

• atmosphere and geosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4